School Programs

Effective school-based prevention programs help students develop social skills, learn to make
healthy decisions, and become positive members of their communities.

Our School Programs Team

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Michelle Sweitzer, CPS

Lebanon Program Manager
msweitzer@compassmark.org

Matt Weaver, CPS

Matt Weaver, CPS

Lancaster Program Manager
mweaver@compassmark.org

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Shannon DiCandilo, MEd

Chester Program Manager
sdicandilo@compassmark.org

Programs

Contact your county’s Program Manager to schedule prevention programming for your school district.
Use the filter below to see the programs available in each county.

Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies

Grades PreK–2

PATHS® promotes emotional and social competencies and reduction of aggression and behavior problems in elementary school-aged children, while simultaneously enhancing the educational process in the classroom.

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Positive Action

Grades 3–12

Positive Action promotes social-emotional and character skills, resulting in healthy childhood development. The program is based on the intuitive philosophy that we feel good about ourselves when we do positive actions.

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CATCH My Breath

Grades 5–12

CATCH My Breath is an evidence-based program that provides youth with the skills to resist peer pressure and media influences to vape.

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Project Towards No Drug Abuse

Age/Grade: Grades 9–12

Project TND is an effective, interactive substance use prevention program that focuses on three factors that predict drug use, violence, and other problem behaviors among youth.

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INDEPTH

Grades 5-12

INDEPTH is an interactive program that teaches students about nicotine dependence, establishing healthy alternatives, and how to kick the addiction that got them in trouble in the first place.

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Support for Students Exposed to Trauma

Ages 10–14

After witnessing or experiencing trauma, many children experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as depression, behavioral problems, substance abuse, and poor school performance.

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Leaders of Future Generations

Grades 5–12

Leaders of Future Generations (LFG) is a school-based prevention program for youth who exhibit leadership potential. Students explore different aspects of leadership and develop their potential to become leaders in their schools and communities.

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Leadership Institute Training

Grades 6-12

Our Leadership Institute Training is a 4- to 6-hour retreat that helps students explore different aspects of leadership and develop their potential to become leaders in their schools and communities.

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Director of Programs

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Teri Miller-Landon, MSW
Director of Programs
Lebanon, Lancaster, Chester Counties
tmiller-landon@compassmark.org